diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-print/mrblib/print.rb b/mrbgems/mruby-print/mrblib/print.rb
index 627324620..503008eb1 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-print/mrblib/print.rb
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-print/mrblib/print.rb
@@ -12,24 +12,12 @@ module Kernel
     i = 0
     len = args.size
     while i < len
-      __printstr args[i].inspect
-      __printstr "\n"
+      print args[i].inspect, "\n"
       i += 1
     end
     args.__svalue
   end
 
-  # ISO 15.3.1.2.10 Kernel.print
-  # ISO 15.3.1.3.35 Kernel#print
-  def print(*args)
-    i = 0
-    len = args.size
-    while i < len
-      __printstr args[i].to_s
-      i += 1
-    end
-  end
-
   # ISO 15.3.1.2.11 Kernel.puts
   # ISO 15.3.1.3.39 Kernel#puts
   def puts(*args)
@@ -40,16 +28,15 @@ module Kernel
       if s.kind_of?(Array)
         puts(*s)
       else
-        s = s.to_s
-        __printstr s
-        __printstr "\n" if (s[-1] != "\n")
+        print s
+        print "\n" if (s[-1] != "\n")
       end
       i += 1
     end
-    __printstr "\n" if len == 0
+    print "\n" if len == 0
   end
 
   def printf(*args)
-    __printstr(sprintf(*args))
+    print(sprintf(*args))
   end
 end
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-print/src/print.c b/mrbgems/mruby-print/src/print.c
index 29725d4bc..742224e4a 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-print/src/print.c
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-print/src/print.c
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-static mrb_value
-mrb_printstr(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
+static void
+printstr(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value s)
 {
-  mrb_value s = mrb_get_arg1(mrb);
-
   if (mrb_string_p(s)) {
     const char *p = RSTRING_PTR(s);
     mrb_int len = RSTRING_LEN(s);
@@ -35,21 +33,33 @@ mrb_printstr(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
                       utf16, (DWORD)wlen, &written, NULL);
       }
       mrb_free(mrb, utf16);
+      return;
     }
-    else
 #endif
-    {
-      fwrite(p, (size_t)len, 1, stdout);
-    }
+    fwrite(p, (size_t)len, 1, stdout);
     fflush(stdout);
   }
+}
+
+// ISO 15.3.1.2.10 Kernel.print
+// ISO 15.3.1.3.35 Kernel#print
+static mrb_value
+mrb_print(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
+{
+  mrb_int argc = mrb_get_argc(mrb);
+  const mrb_value *argv = mrb_get_argv(mrb);
+
+  for (mrb_int i=0; i<argc; i++) {
+    mrb_value str = mrb_obj_as_string(mrb, argv[i]);
+    printstr(mrb, str);
+  }
   return mrb_nil_value();
 }
 
 void
 mrb_mruby_print_gem_init(mrb_state* mrb)
 {
-  mrb_define_method(mrb, mrb->kernel_module, "__printstr", mrb_printstr, MRB_ARGS_REQ(1));
+  mrb_define_method(mrb, mrb->kernel_module, "print", mrb_print, MRB_ARGS_ANY()); /* 15.3.1.3.35 */
 }
 
 void